European Leagues

3/11:Janne Niskala had 2 goals and 2 assists, all on the power play, as Frolunda put Lulea on the brink of elimination defeating the upstarts 5-1. Frolunda took a 3-1 series lead with the victory. Johan Harju was scoreless in the match.

3/12:
Lulea's season ended with a nailbiting 1-0 loss to Frolunda. Janne Niskala and Johan Harju were scoreless in the match.

Harju ends his playoffs with 4 goals and 5 points in 5 games. The power forward was also -2 and 48% on draws. Niskala's 4 point game in Game Four was all of his scoring in the five game series. The defenseman was also -2 in the series.

Despite yet another power play goal by Johan Harju, Lulea fell apart in the third period in a 5-1 Game Three loss to Frolunda. Lulea is now down 2-1 in the opening round playoff series. Harju also set up a breakaway in the third period with his club down 3-1, but former NHLer Lubos Bartecko was unable to convert for Lulea. Defenseman Janne Niskala took a third period interference penalty in the match for Frolunda.

Harju is tied for the lead in playoff scoring with 5 points in 3 games, and tied for the league best in playoff goals with 4. All of Harju's goals have come with the man advantage.

Johan Harju had a power play goal, but it was not enough, as Lulea fell to Frolunda 4-2 in Game Two of their opening round playoff series. The series is now knotted at 1-1. Lulea was outshot 38-17 in the game. Janne Niskala was scoreless in the match for Frolunda.

3/5:Johan Harju had 2 power play goals and an assist as Lulea steamrolled Frolunda 5-1 to take a 1-0 lead in their opening round playoff series. Janne Niskala had 2 penalty minutes in the game. Game two of the series is slated for Saturday.